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scover that sharks are amazing animals that need our respect andprotection. ” ______ (48)A study ,published in January in the US magazine, Science, found that almost all recorded shark species have fallen by half in the past eight to 15 years. Thousands of sharks are hunted in Asia for special foods, such as shark fin(魚翅 )soup. Andmany others get caught in s, while fishermen are hunting other fish. ______ (49) “Some fishing methods are actually cleaning out the ocean for sharks , ”said Dave Schofield, the manager of the aquarium’s ocean health program me . ______ (50) A They Call watch them develop inside their eggs and fee! the skin of the older swimmers B A shocking 1 00 million sharks are killed every year around the world by humans. C In fact,94 per cent of the world’s 400 species are harmless to humans D It is a worrying situation and some areas have put measures in place to protect these specialfish. E And to make this point clear, the museum has set up a special touching pool for children. F More than half of the sharks caught are smaller than 1 metra long. 答案解析 46 正確答案為 C。請將答案涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。 “ 不管怎么樣 ” ,英文用 “in any case” 。文章的最后一個句子表明, 遷移來的工人顯得很無奈。 “suggested” 是 “ 表明 ” 、 “ 建議 ”的意思, “reported” 是 “ 報道 ” , “argued” 是 “ 認(rèn)為 ” 。因此用“expected” 是正確的。 64 正確答案為 D。意思是:他們差不多總是訂合同的,因此不大可能很有信心地超前安排。接著應(yīng)該是說明。 63 正確答案為 C。最后一段的第一句話的意思是:影響來中東的工人的一個主要問題是,他們的工作是臨時性的。 “ 一般性的 ” 用 routine。. 61 正確答案為 A。這也是一種補償。所在句子是對主題旬的進一步說明。 “ 相互依賴 ” 英語用 “depend on” 。 59 正確答案為 A。“necessary” 是 “ 必須的 ” , “possible” 是 “ 可能的 ” , “good” 是 “ 好的 ” 。后 半個句子說的是:當(dāng)工人們不得不為了安全和舒適相互依賴時就加深了友誼。這是個主題句。 58 正確答案為 C。 56 中的后一個小句中提到了 “ 吸引力 ” ??梢?“earn”( 掙 )是合適的選擇。 56 正確答案為 A。 “role” 是 “ 作用 ” , “dif ficulty” 是 “ 困難 ” , “event” 是 “ 事件 ” 。所在的句子的意思是:考慮到中東艱苦的生活和工作條件,用高工資吸引合適的工人也就不奇怪了。因此 “including”( 包括 )是正確的答案。 54 正確答案為 C。 53 正確答案為 A。 這是一個地點狀語從句,在四個選項中只有 “where” 能引起地點狀語從句。 52 正確答案為 D。因此下面這句話中填 “ . jobs”( 工作 )是合適的。文章的第一句說的是:在過去的 20 年里有著一種不斷上升的趨勢,即工人從一個國家移動到另一個國家。 閱讀下面的短文,文中有 15 處空白,每處空白給出了 4 個選項,請根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容從 4 個選項中選擇 1 個最佳答案,涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。 Migrant(移民的 )Workers In me past twenty years, there has been all increasing tendency for workers to move from one country to another. While some countries have restricted(限制 )most______ (51)to local people, others have attracted and weled migrant workers. This is particularly the case in the Middle East, ______ (52)increased 0il ines have enabled many countries to call in outsiders to improve local facilities(設(shè)施 ). Thus the Middle East has attracted oilworkers______ (53)the U. S. A. and Europe. It has also brought in workers from many other countries, ______ (54)South Korea and Japan. In view of the difficult living and working______ (55)in the Middle East,it is not surprising that the pay is high to attract suitable workers. Many engineers and technicians. Can ______ (56) at least twice as much money in the Middle East as they Carl in their Owncountry, and this is a major ______ (57). Sometimes a disadvantage has a pensating(補償?shù)?)advantage. For example,the ______ (58) living conditions often lead t0 increased friendship when workers have to______ (59)on each other for safety and fort. In a similar way, many migrant workers Can save large sums of money partly because of the ______ (60)of entertainment(娛樂 )facilities. The work is often plex and full of problems but this merely presents greaterchallenge to engineers who prefer to find solutions to problems rather than do______ (61)work in their home country. One major problem which ______ (62) migrant workers in the Middle East is that their jobs are temporary ones. They are nearly always on______ (63),so it is not easy for them to plan ahead with great confidence. This is to be ______ (64)since no country weles a large number of foreign workers as permanent residents. In any ______ (65), migrant workers accept this disadvantage, along“ 也 others, because of the considerable financial benefits which they receive. 51A acts B jobs C activities D user 52A which B what C who D where 53A from B with C in D about 54A opposing B limiting C including D asking 55A role B conditions C difficulty D event 56A earn B borrow C offer D cast 57A advance B difficulty C event D attraction 58A necessary B possible C difficult D good 59A depend B look C base D go 60A range B lack C price D number 61A routine B causal C additional D interesting 62A invites B affects C needs D hates 63A investment B strike C contract D duty 64A suggested B reported C argued D expected 65A time B attempt C way D case 答案解析 51 正確答案為 B。工人從一個國家移動到另一個國家當(dāng)然是為了找工作。 “acts” 是 “ 動作 ”的意思, _“activities” 是 “ 活動 ” , “uses” 是 “ 使用 ” 。前面的句子是這么講的:在中東尤其如此。其它的選項填入后,生成的都是錯誤的句子。 “ 來自于 ” 哪個國家,英文用 “from” 。很顯然, 整個句子的意思是:中東引進了包括韓國和日本在內(nèi)的許多國家的工人。 55 正確答案為 B。 “ 條件 ” 英語用 “conditions” 。這些選項跟句子內(nèi)容不相關(guān)。第二段的第二句 (接 55 中提到的那個句子 )的意思是:許多工程師和技術(shù)員在中東掙的工資至少是在他們自己國家的兩倍,這是一個主要的吸引力。 57 正確答案為 D。 “ 吸引力 ” 英語用“attraction” 。第三段的第一個句子是這么說的:有時候,不利的地方也可以從有利的地方中得到補償。接著應(yīng)是舉例說明。這是一種得到補償?shù)挠欣臇|西,那么前半句空格中應(yīng)填入的最合適的詞顯然是 “difficult”( 困難的 )。這些選項填入后,句子前半部分表達的不是不利的地方,而是有利的地方,跟主題句不能構(gòu)成連貫的語段。 58 中已經(jīng)說到了 “ 相互依賴 ” 。 60 正確答案為 B。 該旬的意思是:同樣地,由于缺乏娛樂的設(shè)施,許多遷移來的工人可以積蓄大量的錢。 “ 缺乏 ” 英語用 “l(fā)ack” 。所在句子的意思是:工作往往是復(fù)雜的,問題很多,但是,這充其量是對工程師提出了挑戰(zhàn),而工程師們倒是愿意解決問題,而不愿意在自己的國家做一般性的工作。 62 正確答案為 B。 “affects” 是 “ 影響 ” 的意思。 62 中談到的句子是最后 一段的主題句。 63 所在的句子就是說明。 “ 合同 ” 英語用 “contract 節(jié)。所在句子是對上一個句子 (63 中的句子 )的解釋。全句的意思是:這些是在預(yù)計之中的, 因為沒有一個國家會歡迎許多外國工人成為他們的永久居民。 65 正確答案為 D。整個句子的意思是:不管怎么樣,遷移來的工人只能接受這種以及其他方面的不利之處,因 為他